The annals and history of Cornelius Tacitus; . his account of the ancient Germans, and the life of Agricola. Made English by several hands. With political reflections from Monsieur Amelot de la Houssay; and notes of the learned Sir Henry Savile, Rickius, and others. In three volumes. The second edition, with additions and cuts. ...
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115)
Category
Books
Date
1716
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3076859
Summary
Bibliographic description
3v.,plates . 12mo.. Former shelfmarks: Ii/8 (in pencil), Ii.4.49-50 (ink).. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (between 1733 and 1754) in vol. 1: Philip Lord Hardwicke Baron of Hardwicke in ye County of Gloucester [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754].. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf bindings; gilt roll on board edges; blind fillets and gilt title on spines.
Makers and roles
Cornelius Tacitus (c.55-after 115)